Chapter 100 Crisis!
Chu Songjun suddenly opened his eyes wide!
The man in front of him was wearing an official uniform. Chu Songjun couldn't see his appearance or style, but he looked very familiar.
He sat up, and the man in front of him immediately screamed and squatted down with his head in his hands skillfully.
"Please spare my life, sir! I am here to warn you!"
There was a hint of grievance in his voice.
He is the King of Hell in the underworld.
The King of Hell crouched for a while with his head in his hands. Seeing that Chu Songjun had no intention of jumping up and hitting his knees, he breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he became extremely anxious: "You will die in ten breaths!"
die? die!
Why is he dying?
"What happened? Why did I die?"
Chu Songjun looked up.
There was nothingness all around.
This is not the gate of hell.
"At least he didn't die of illness!"
When the King of Hell saw that Chu Songjun had woken up, he immediately took some air and blew towards Chu Songjun.
Chu Songjun fell down and suddenly woke up from his dream.
The night is getting dark.
It was silent.
"Someone killed me?"
Chu Songjun spoke.
Chu Chenghong emerged from his shadow: "Impossible! The Chu family will never give the killer a chance!"
That's right, he is in the Chu family now.
The Chu family had to re-screen their personnel because of Tiandong's betrayal a few days ago, and even Wang Youyu was taken away from Chu Songjun.
Assassins aren't realistic.
Ten breaths.
Why so fast and so sure?
What exactly is the underworld?
Suddenly, a strange premonition began to stir in Chu Songjun's heart.
It was the foresight of danger that he developed due to the many sudden deaths he had experienced.
Chu Songjun realized something instantly.
He got out of bed barefoot and ran straight out the door.
"What's wrong, young master?"
Songzhi, who was woken up by him, was shouting in confusion.
A silver moon fell in the sky.
Chu Songjun could hear his own rapid breathing.
He heard crying sounds coming from nowhere, and in his blurred vision, from far to near, all the buildings in Xijing were being dismantled and destroyed.
The speed was extremely fast, frighteningly fast, and it passed by in a flash, like silent lightning.
It only took a blink of an eye to get to him.
Death may be near.
He will surely die because of this!
Where can he escape to in such a short time!
Chu Songjun's hands were shaking.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at his own shadow.
Go and see the silent scarlet in the depths of the shadows.
He can't die yet!
【Your talent is working. 】
【Connecting for you! 】
In the boundless sea of stars, He opened his eyes and glanced in a certain direction.
It was a snake that could not be described in words. Its huge body slid in the air, and every scale of the snake exuded an indescribable and terrifying aura.
[I offer my life to the great Lord, and beg for time to pass! ]
【————】
"younger brother--"
Chu Chenghong shouted.
Chu Songjun lowered his eyes, and the indescribable mud in his hand seemed to remind him of the time.
As soon as the sky was getting light, his friends living in the shadows couldn't wait to wake him up and give him exclusive blessings.
Chu Songjun subconsciously reached out and rolled up his sleeves, only to see a circle of densely packed eggs wrapped around his wrist. The dark brain cores were beating with his pulse, and they were developing and growing against the clock.
He watched in silence for a moment.
Chu Chenghong also stared at it in silence for a long time. He trembled and said, "What, what is this?"
Chu Chenghong couldn't bear to see these clusters of things, which made him subconsciously feel fear.
"Brother, what are these?"
Those eggs, which could not be looked at closely, carried an aura of terror.
“It’s nothing very important.”
Chu Songjun shook his head, noticed Chu Chenghong's fear, and put his sleeves down.
Now think carefully about the thing that could "kill him".
It seemed that it was not targeting him alone, but the entire Xijing, and Chu Songjun was the target to be killed when it was destroying Xijing.
What exactly is that thing that can destroy Xijing in the blink of an eye?
Has anyone in the court noticed this?
Chu Songjun tried to speculate the origin of this thing.
But this thing came too suddenly and he had no idea what it was.
But it doesn’t matter. Even if he doesn’t know the clue, someone else must know it.
Chu Bingtian's influence in Xijing should not be underestimated as he was able to find the "Nanzhou Gu Master" in the huge Xijing with just a few words.
Chu Songjun grabbed Chu Chenghong with one hand and waved towards the painting of "Ghost Banquet in Changshou Palace" hanging on the wall with the other hand: "Let's go! Take me to find your father!"
Chu Chenghong couldn't help but correct him: "It's our father! Come! This way!"
The maid who was on night watch was startled: "Master! Where are you going!"
When Chu Bingtian got up, Zheng Yuanying also got up. The two had breakfast together and discussed the arrangements for Chu Songjun's birthday while eating.
Chu Bingtian kept on talking, and Zheng Yuanying listened while staring at the door in a daze.
"Anyway, I have to ask Mr. Wang if my son can eat sugar-roasted chestnuts. He must like them."
"My son?" Zheng Yuanying stood up suddenly.
Chu Bingtian hurriedly looked in that direction.
Chu Songjun was wearing a nightgown and a cape, followed by a string of maids, striding across the threshold and running towards him. Chu Bingtian asked in surprise, "Why is my son here?"
"good morning."
Chu Songjun bowed.
They were both held down and fed something to eat, and they both looked a little strange.
"Why did you come to see your father so early today? Old Wang said that you should get more sleep."
Chu Bingtian wondered.
"I want to ask, is there anything strange happening in Xijing?"
Chu Songjun asked.
He couldn't give the specific reason, so he could only ask indirectly.
This level of annihilation must have required extensive preparation to succeed.
Chu Songjun guessed that the annihilation came from some kind of ritual, whether it was a ghost transforming into a ghost, or sacrifice, it was all related to mystery, and these were all inseparable from people. Perhaps clues could be found from the disappearance of people.
"Strange thing?" Chu Bingtian blinked: "Isn't it the painting of "Ghost Banquet in Changshou Palace" not long ago?"
"No, another one," Chu Songjun shook his head: "Has anyone in Xijing disappeared?"
"Missing?"
Chu Bingtian and Zheng Yuanying looked at each other.
Zheng Yuanying came closer: "Song'er, why are you asking this?"
"I was flipping through a book yesterday and saw a method for solving missing cases in the case collection, so I wanted to try it out to see if it works."
Chu Songjun lied casually.
"Song'er, but you..."
Zheng Yuanying was a little anxious, so she moved closer.
"Good! It's good that my son has such ambitions!"
"Chu Bingtian! What are you talking about!"
"Yingniang, this child is interested, isn't that good?"
Zheng Yuanying glared at Chu Bingtian coldly, and Chu Bingtian had to shut up.
She turned her face gently and said to Chu Songjun: "Song'er, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. Today is your birthday. Why do those things? It's unlucky. Listen to your aunt. Go back and have a good sleep now. Let Wang Lao accompany you to eat something and read a book later."
"Auntie will ask Youyu to accompany you, okay?"
What else could Chu Songjun say? He just nodded obediently.
Chu Songjun knew that it was his broken finger that really scared Zheng Yuanying. Seeing her worried eyes, Chu Songjun couldn't refuse.
Tiandong's sudden rebellion was unexpected. All the servants around Chu Songjun were rechecked, including Wang Youyu.
Chu Bingtian suddenly grabbed Chu Songjun and whispered, "My son, if you have nothing to do and cannot go out to investigate the case, you can do it at home. I will send someone to send you a copy of the case file. You must be happy on your birthday."
Chu Bingtian reached out and tucked the loose hair on Chu Songjun's temples behind his ears, and wiped the sweat off the child's forehead: "The day you were born is the day when the Chu family will be revived. If you are not happy, the Chu family will not be happy either."
***
There are a large number of missing persons cases in Xijing.
The time span covers from more than ten years ago to the present. Some people have been found, some have their bodies found, and some have no news at all.
Chu Songjun arranged the missing cases in chronological order and found that in terms of time scale, the missing cases that occurred each year were mostly concentrated around holidays, and the number did not exceed the average level. In the past ten months, most of the missing people cases were confirmed dead, and a small number were found and listed as unsolved cases.
There are only three unsolved cases, and Chu Songjun asks Chu Chenghong to take the evil spirits to investigate.
Two cases occurred in the eastern part of Xijing District, where two strong laborers disappeared without reason. Their families reported the disappearance to the authorities. The case files recorded that someone had witnessed them going to Chunhong Pavilion together before the night curfew. After the Dali Temple investigated, they learned from the brothel owner that they had disappeared in the wing room. They were also very frightened, but they had no choice but to stop the follow-up because they could not find any witnesses.
The remaining case also happened in the eastern part of Xijing District, where the daughter of a merchant disappeared out of nowhere in her home. The daughter had no lover and usually only went to temples to worship and occasionally to Taoist temples. Her interpersonal relationships were simple and clean. The Dali Temple found no clues during its investigation, and eight or nine months had passed. It was unlikely that she was still alive, so the case had to be kept secret.
There were large piles of files around Chu Songjun.
Chu Bingtian did not only bring him files on missing cases, but also some cases that he had carefully selected and seemed interesting and bizarre, which clearly involved the possibility of evil spirits killing people.
Chu Songjun also discovered a ghost painting case in which he was the victim.
"Strange." Chu Songjun picked up a scroll and asked, "Why can the Dali Temple always find witnesses?"
"But all of these added together only account for three people. These disappearances should not be able to support such a grand disaster."
"If it's not a missing persons case, then what could be the reason?"
“We’re back!”
Chu Chenghong shouted loudly.
Dalang and Cassia also cried out in pain.
Chu Chenghong sat at the table and took a moment to relax: "Song Jun, we visited all three places. The wives of the two men remarried with their children and are now living happily and prosperously. As for the merchant, when we went there, we only saw weeds growing everywhere. I guess they were too sad about this incident and left Xijing."
He paused, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, is your hand okay?"
Chu Songjun pulled back his sleeves, and saw that the frog eggs that were originally moving had now grown into his arms, outlining the shape of a tail in the flesh and blood. They had already developed into tadpoles, and those bulging flesh sacs clustered on his arms were like tumors on the skin, which was frightening.
Chu Chenghong swallowed nervously: "Brother, tell Elder Wang! What kind of strange disease do you have? How can you hide your illness and avoid seeing a doctor!"
Chu Songjun shook his head: "I can't talk about this matter. I have my own reasons."
He refused the invitations to the banquet from the sons of noble families, and naturally found reasons to reject the diagnosis of Doctor Wang.
Time was running out. The disaster of annihilation would occur around midnight. Now it was noon and he still had no clues. He could not waste time.
Jueming suddenly emerged from the shadows and cried softly, "It hurts..."
Chu Songjun reached out and patted Jueming on the head.
Jueming didn't know why he felt scared, and he said he heard a strange noise.
Dalang also emerged from the shadows and hugged Chu Songjun.
Chu Songjun was a little confused: "What kind of noise was that? Brother, did you hear it?"
Chu Chenghong's eyes were all on Chu Songjun's hands, and he couldn't help but shook his head when he heard that.
"Dead? Dead? Si? Hiss?"
Chu Songjun was suddenly stunned. The tadpoles on his arm suddenly seemed to be frightened and drilled deep into his body. The severe pain made Chu Songjun groan.
Tadpoles in the flesh.
The sound of "si".
Chu Songjun looked up as if he had expected something.
A dark crack appeared out of nowhere, and a terrifying black snake jumped out!
The black snake rushed into Chu Songjun's open mouth in an instant! It was about to slide into his stomach!
Snakes eat frogs.
Chu Songjun suddenly realized something.
The last cycle ended with the snake eating the frog.
He had a feeling that if the snake ate the frog, his cycle would end! He died unwillingly when nothing could be changed!
The snake's tail swung in Chu Songjun's mouth, suddenly tearing through the stomach wall and rushing into Chu Songjun's flesh and blood.
Never let the snake eat the frog!
Driven by intense emotions, the shadow suddenly expanded, covering the child's entire body, and blood and flesh flew across the sky in an instant! Along with the tadpole that swam into his heart!
A black snake fell from the sky, with pieces of flesh and blood scattering down. It stood up dazedly and returned to nothingness, waiting for its next hunt.
[Sizzle——]
[You’re dead—Zi Wa—You’re not dead]
[I offer my life to the great Lord, and beg for time to pass! ]
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